Stock photos are supposed to blend into the background like visual white noise. They capture the human condition at its most pleasantly benign: a world full of delighted women eating salads, ...

“Stock photos are not going to solve these deep-rooted problems,” Alexander says. “But they will inspire people to do better.” While searching for photos for AllGo’s marketing earlier this year, ...

At the moment you can’t go to Death to the Stock Photo and browse for photos. Instead, Sherry and Lehman shoot (by themselves at the moment) a packet of photos under a particular theme like ...

As with the stock photo sites, individual sales are not likely to make you rich. But if your photos become a viral sensation, the royalties add up and can continue rolling in for years.

The stock industry began to escalate in the 1980s, as more photo agencies offered a pool of pre-shot, professional photos to clients. In the early 1990s, doorstopper catalogues appeared, allowing ...

As 2019 -- and the 2010's -- wrap up, photography agencies are analyzing data to predict the biggest upcoming trends in photography. According to data from Adobe, Storyblocks, and Shutterstock ...

Stock photography has not always been the cool kid of the imaging world. It's quite common to see photos that have become clichéd through overuse, with newer photographers trying to replicate the ...

Stock photo model Andi Dean said of her stock modeling experience, “Each shoot lasted about four to five hours, and around 2,000 to 3,000 photos were taken.